Author Archives: Syndicated Content
World Bank lends Morocco $400 million to support welfare plans
RABAT (Reuters) - The World Bank said on Friday it has approved a $400 million loan in support of Morocco's reforms to strengthen the safety net for poorer households following the coronavirus pandemi...
Dec 04, 2020
Diamond League to have full programme of 32 disciplines in 2021
(Reuters) - The Diamond League said on Friday that it plans to return to a full competition format next year with a complete programme of 32 disciplines if the global health situation allows it. A new...
Dec 04, 2020
Gucci donates $500,000 to UNICEF to help supply COVID vaccines
MILAN (Reuters) - Luxury brand Gucci, owned by French group Kering, will give at least $500,000 to UNICEF to help supply and distribute COVID-19 vaccines to vulnerable people around the world, it said...
Dec 04, 2020
Eastern countries hold out for more cash on EU climate deal
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union has not yet won over countries seeking more cash and conditions in exchange for committing to sharper emissions cuts, as it tries to strike a dea...
Dec 04, 2020
Thai researchers unearth rare whale skeleton
By Juarawee Kittisilpa SAMUT SAKHON, Thailand (Reuters) - Thai researchers have unearthed a rare partially fossilised skeleton belonging to a Bryde's whale believed to be around 5,000 years old at an ...
Dec 04, 2020
Swiss report 4,382 new coronavirus cases in a day
ZURICH (Reuters) - Coronavirus infections rose by 4,382 in a day, data https://www.covid19.admin.ch/en/overview from Swiss health authorities showed on Friday, as the cabinet met to discuss its respon...
Dec 04, 2020
Wall Street Week Ahead: After blazing energy rally, investors check the fuel gauge
By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors are gauging how far a rally in beaten-down energy shares could run, as an expected recovery for the coronavirus-hit economy clashes with skepticism ab...
Dec 04, 2020
Philippines police threaten social distancing violators with caning
MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine police on Friday threatened to cane people who violate social distancing protocols as the Southeast Asian nation fights the spread of the coronavirus during the festive s...
Dec 04, 2020
Boxed in: French activists protest against Amazon’s expansion
PARIS (Reuters) - Climate activists piled up giant cardboard delivery boxes outside the finance ministry in Paris on Friday, protesting against Amazon's expansion in France as the online retailer laun...
Dec 04, 2020
COVID-19 cases in England dropped during lockdown, survey finds
LONDON (Reuters) - COVID-19 case numbers dropped in England during its second national lockdown, Britain's Office for National Statistics (ONS) said on Friday. There were 521,300 cases in the communit...
Dec 04, 2020
